ABBOTT DISTRICTS WIN! NJDOE ORDERED TO RESTORE $124 MILLION FOR K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge Appeals Court has ruled the NJ Department of Education had no authority…
NOT ALL ABBOTT PRE-K TEACHERS WILL MEET CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
NJDOE has informed Education Law Center and others that not all teachers in Abbott preschools will meet the…
DISTRICTS PRESS APPEAL FOR ABBOTT K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS
On January 13th, twenty-one Abbott school districts pressed their case to restore over $150 million in K–12 supplemental…
NJDOE RULES NEGLECT PRESCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS
New regulations proposed by NJDOE will not ensure all children currently enrolled in Abbott preschool programs are in…
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION EXTENDED TO AGE 20
The NJ State Board of Education has ruled that alternative education for an expelled high school student must…
New Indicators Initiative to Track Abbott Progress
THE ABBOTT INDICATORS TRACKING PROGRESS, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES The Abbott rulings contain an unprecedented remedy to improve education in…
WORK GROUP DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORMS
A work group has been convened to develop a program of whole school reform (WSR) in secondary schools…
ABBOTT COURT RULING STRENGTHENS WHOLE SCHOOL REFORM
After directing the parties in the Abbott v. Burke case into mediation with Appellate Judge Philip Carchman, the…
NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL GROWING
Addressing the National School Funding Network on November 6th in Washington, D.C., Education Law Center’s preschool advocate Ellen…
LINKING FUNDING ADEQUACY TO EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
LESSONS FROM NEW JERSEY In a presentation to the Alliance for Excellent Education on November 17th in Washington,…